Since I had determined that I did not need to go very early to the Roots Tech convention, I had time and energy to do some cleaning, which I tend to neglect.
I got to talk with my Sweetheart for a while this morning, which is very nice because I switched my Wednesday through Saturday schedule to evenings. I do not think I will do that anymore, despite getting the cleaning done.
The first part of Roots Tech was devoted to the business end of family history. Several decades ago I did have my own small family history business. I liked the work--I did not like the business part. I find that little has changed in that regard.
It was interesting to learn more about the business aspects of things--how companies target advertisements to different group; how social media seems to be a huge marketing tool--that is how it can run for free, because so many people are persuaded to buy things through the ads.
I went to a class on how to prepare to search in cemeteries, or to become involved in a cemetery photo project. Unfortunately that was after lunch, so I dozed off for the last half of the class.
At the Library this evening I got to do a little German translation, but the person was apparently looking in the wrong place, so we did not find the records she needed. She kept wanting the surname to have variations, and would not take my word that this was unlikely.
Tonight I will talk briefly again with my Sweetheart, and then I will be very happy to go to sleep.
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